Chai-Spiced Pound Cake

By Shelly17

From King Arthur Flour recipe collection: This perfectly tender cake mimics the flavors of a cup of ever-popular chai tea. Just lightly sweetened with both brown sugar and honey, it's an ideal treat for a cold winter afternoon.

Ingredients

• 16 tablespoons (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons chai spice; or 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoons ginger, 2 teaspoons cardamom, 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 3/4 teaspoon clove, and 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1 cup sour cream or yogurt, full-fat preferred
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 70mins
Adapted from kingarthurflour.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9- or 10-cup bundt-style pan.

In a large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and honey until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one at a time, beating for a minute or two and scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl between additions.

Stir in the baking powder, baking soda, salt, and chai spice blend (or spices).

Stir in half the flour, followed by the sour cream (or yogurt) and vanilla, and finally the remaining flour. Mix until just combined, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl between each addition.

Thoroughly grease a 9- or 10-cup Bundt pan. Scoop the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove the cake from the oven, and cool in the pan for 15 minutes before turning it out onto a rack to finish cooling.

Cool completely before slicing.